The Mind Won't Rest

I know Mum & Dad probably won't like these LOL neither will the boys but hey, they might not be the best photos, but they are natural :)
Dad

Mum

Little Brother 1 - Troy

Little Brother 2 - Duane


and this is what Santa left here in Melbourne for the kids... they LOVE it!!

Well after a looooong drive today we are home :) Actually the drive went pretty smoothly, the kids were good... I am just pooped out. I really wish flying was cheaper :-D

I will catch up on my photos of the day soon. Tonight I think it's just chilling time :-D hehe!

My tooth saga ended on the 27th... I walked into the dentist for my appointment and Dr Moran says .. Young Sam (he won me over right then LOL ) I haven't seen you for 4 years .... ummm thats because I have moved to Melbourne ...Ohhh he says.... I think though I am going to schedule checkups and non emergency dental work for when I head back to SA, he is really a fantastic dentist.
He fit me in and in 1/2 an hour I had a fully reconstructed tooth (in Trini's words - (I have a TITANIUM (gotta use caps and a deep voice for that word!!)implant and it is fantastic! (I loved this comment and HAD to use it ) :) all for 1/10 of what my dentist here in Melbourne was going to charge me!!!
Granted that the crown is not Porcalain like it would have been if I had it done here. But it's a 'glass' crown (with a TITANIUM screw right up through to the tip of the root and fully expected to last 15 years or more
But it was SO GOOD to be able to smile again and not feel silly :-D

Our holiday with Mum and Dad was great... I feel like it's the most relaxed I have been in a long time. :-D Sian took to Dad really well and they spent hours 'chatting' and playing in the back yard. Both kids adore their Nana & Grandad :-D

I am all ready to look towards 2007 with a new attitude and loads of personal 'aims' that I would like to work towards.

Well 21 is a nice little spiderweb in our backyard, then 22 is my last photo before xmas in Vic and then 23 is over here in SA
The trip over was fast and a fairly smooth one. On the road by 430am so that was pretty much to plan. First stop was Ararat for breakfast. Sat down, took a bite of my bacon and egg roll and snap..... My front tooth which is a capped false one, had snapped off and closer inspection reveals that it was right up at the gum line :(
Being a Saturday and 2 days before xmas means that I have no way of getting it fixed before the 27th :( and thats only if I can actually get in to see a dentist. It's not a great look :( I am really interested to see what they will do as it is so close to the gum. (a very small part of the original tooth and the root are still there but it's dead) Wether they are able to fix it or if it will need to be totally extracted and I get a bridge or plate with a false tooth on it.

But it's Christmas Eve and I am all set to go, except for the actual wrapping of the presents. We didn't do it before we left because they would have ripped anyway. lol
We are goiong to make our reindeer food soon and start to wind down ready for the lights and the Carols on TV.

To everyone that visits me here I would like to wish a happy and safe christmas. May your day be relaxed and that you get totally spoiled!!!

I will add my Day 24 photo later on :)

Day 21
Thank goodness that spider is NOT around... I have a major fear of them!



Day 22
Very dry lawn .... looking out my front door
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c348/trumbley46/frontyard.jpg

Day 23
My mum and dad's dog Max


Day 24 - Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight - have a great one

pic of the day 20th Dec



A huge thanks to Rebel for my LO and canvases that she has done for me as part of the DT scraps for you competition over at One Stop Scrapping


I have scrapped :)
1st LO was done as part of The Craft Attic CC challenge to scrap lift a LO
See the original by Kim G here

and the 2nd as a CC challenge over at Bon's Scraps No pattern paper 3 photos and lots of 'b' things

Well it's over, but I can now say I have seen Robbie Live and Oh My what a great experience it was. 66,500 people, it really was amazing and the atmosphere was electric. Favourite song of the night I think was Monsoon. But then I love them all HAHA! No Kylie to help do 'Kids', but that was cool, would have been a nice bonus. But I saw who I wanted to so it doesn't matter!
He is incredible the way he works the crowd. He had the Aussie Aussie Aussie chant going for a bit, among other chants and echo/repeat type fun.
I didn't get teary like I thought I would (thank goodness for that!)

Some pics to share... I was going to share some video footage too, but can't seem to make it work on here - oh well!!
*SIGH*
If you click on the pictures you can see them better :)

Sian chasing the boys

New member of the family

Yummy Sunday morning brekkie


and

LOOOK !!!

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I am so excited it's Robbie Day!!!!

A bit behind aren't I LOL

Day 12 - The result


Day 13 - My Little Wise Man



Day 14 - Fruit & Veg




I want to say a BIG congrats to Ali, Petrina & Deidre on their DT positions over at OSS. Well done girls, I look forward to seeing your gorgeous work.

I tried and wasn't successful, never mind, to say I am not disappointed would be a lie, but you never know until you try :) I am not really interested in trying for any others so I am going to concentrate on improving my scrapping and working towards my goals for 2007 :-D

I can't believe it's only 9 sleeps until we head back to SA!!! and only 4 sleeps til Robbie!!!

I have been working on some digi stuff for my brothers 21st pressie. I might end up finishing it over there yet as I discovered I don't have many photos of my littlest Bro :) if you can call (6'something little LOL )

Mum when you read this can you email me any you have :-D pleeease

I've been tagged by Brendy :)

1. NAME: Samantha
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not that I an aware of
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Tonight
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? NO!!!!
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey Breast
6. KIDS? 2- Bradley 4 1/2 and Sian 2
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so..
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Just my blog.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? A little bit
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? No
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No way, unless I was on the Amzing Race or something LOL
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Light 'n' Tasty apple and cranberry
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Yep.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY? depends on the day
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Any
16. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Face/eyes
17. RED OR PINK? I like both, but depends on what it's for
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My weight.
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My parents
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Yes please.
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING? Black & Ornage 3/4 pants, no shoes.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Purple
23. FAVORITE SMELL? Baby after a bath... Roast cooking
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? hmmm Bigpond *help* desk
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes I haven't met her IRL, but I have gotten to know her a little over the net...
26. FAVORITE DRINK? Zero
27. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Tennis
28. HAIR COLOR? I think my natural colour is dark blonde/light brown
29. EYE COLOR? Hazel.
30. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, just glasses
31. FAVORITE FOOD? Roast Pork or Tuna Morney
32. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? Hhappy endings!
33. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Lake House
34. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Blue Tshirt
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter
36. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? Ice Cream or Lemon Meringue Pie or cheese cake LOL
38. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Not sure
39. MOST LIKELY NOT TO RESPOND? Not Sure
40. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I am using the laptop so no mouse pad
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST ON TV LAST NIGHT? Did not watch any TV.
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Laughter.rain on a tin roof
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? I like songs from both, but not a real fan of either
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Manchester UK
46. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? No I dont think so.
47. WHEN WERE YOU BORN? 1973
48. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Crystal Brook
49. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? Anything as long as I am happy and have Gareth & the kids to share it with!

Ok so I tag Kerryn and Jaki....

LOL I just read this and I sound like I have no colour co ordination LOL ... just to defend my clothes choice today... I had no intentions of going outside and would have change had I gone anywhere LOL

OMGoodness..... I can't believe that I am unable to access my favourite website :( One Stop Scrapping is usually the first place I head once I turn my pc on in the morning and for some reason our internet connection has decided that it can't access it. I have tried all sorts of different solutions to no avail. I have asked others and I am the only one :( I rang bigpond tonight just to see what they said and I was told 'yeah there is nothing wrong with the site I can get it ok! He went on to tell me that they will do tests on our connection and see if they can discover why, but it might take up to a week *SHOCK* Do you think I was impressed?

Anyway *sigh* photo of the day for Day 10 is this

It really needs a clean :( but I will get to eventually

and Day 11 was taken after we finished baking biscuit this morning. Brad thought it was a lot of fun using alphabet cutters :) and Sian just made snakes!!

Day 8 is the yummmy mince pies that I made

Day 9 is photos of the smoke that is hanging around from the bushfires here in Vic.
These shots don't 'really' show how bad it is. You walk outside and it's like a thick fog. To make it worse the streets are dead quiet this morning and it is really eerie. My thoughts go to all that are in the effected areas and I pray that the weather is nice to the fire fighters today and not the predicted wind and heat. They are reporting that these fires are shaping up to be the worst here in Vic since 1939. :(

Poor Sian, I think her ears are playing up :( or maybe it's 2yo molars that are affecting her ears, but she didn't go to bed until 11pm!! and then she was awake at 2am screaming, I went to find her sitting behind her door, so I comforted and settled her back in bed only to find her crawling in next to me 15 mins later :( so we had cuddles and then I took her back to bed, but she didn't stay there and she wouldn't sleep in our bed and this went on until 5am this morning :( Thinking okay at least she should get a decent sleep now, but no she was back out of bed before 730. So 1 very tired mum and toddler today and Brad is not much better!

My photo of the day is how Sian crashed this afternoon on the lounge chair.



and I did this LO last night for this month's challenge at 1,2,3....Challenge

and the last one is just a close up that I have seen many people do and I just 'had' to try it :)

not much new has happened :) but here are my photo's for Day 5 & 6

My 2 little rascals .... I decided that this morning I would take their easel outside and let them do some painting :) All was going well, they were sharing and being good. Then I came inside to get some more paper and top up the paints and went back out to find THIS .......










LOL - I guess they were having fun, Brad told me they were painting with their noses! I let them go for a little bit as they were already covered anyway and then it was off to the bath and get clean for lunch :)

This is my picture for today - Holly on the bush in our back garden

We went to a BBQ today with a group of people from Gareth's work and it wasn't a bad day. I have next to no voice and feeling a bit blaah, but once I sat down and relaxed a little it was a nice afternoon. It was at a place called Freshwater Creek Park (I think) in Merna. Sian fell and bumped her head and tripped and bit her lip, my little girl is in the wars today ! We are all a little on the pink side :( naughty me for not applying sunscreen.

Looking forward to a new week and 15 DAYS TIL ROBBIE!!! haha

Big Happy 34th Anniversary to my Mum and Dad for today. Love to you both :)

One of my OSS friends has issued a challenge, to take a photo every day this month :-D Sounds like fun so here are my Dec 1st and 2nd photos to share

I would just like to say thanks to everyone for their messages of support. :) I have contacted a group called SANDS and will probably go to some of their meetings in the new year. It was really great to talk to someone about everything.
I just wanted to put this poem on heere so that I have a record of it (in case I lose the sheet of paper!)

The Cord Author unknown

We are connected
My child and I
An invisible cord
Not seen by the eye

It's not like the cord
That connects us til birth
This cord can't be seen
By any on earth

This cord does it's work
Right from the start
It binds us together
Attached to my heart

I know that it's there
Though no one can see
The invisible cord
From my child to me

The strength of this cord
Though it's hard to describe
It cannot be destroyed
It cannot be denied

It's stronger than any cord
Man can create
It withstands the test
Can hold any weight

And although you're gone
Though you're not here with me
The cord is still there
But no one can see

It pulls at my heart
I am bruised, I am sore
But this cord is my lifeline
As never before

I am thankful that we
Are connected this way
A mother and child
Death can't take away